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23 Doing wickedness is like (A)laughing to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a man of discernment.

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23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,(A)
    but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

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15 What possession has My (A)beloved in My house
When (B)she has done many schemes of wickedness?
Can the flesh, which is set apart as holy, take away from you your calamity,
[a]So that you can exult?”

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  1. Jeremiah 11:15 Lit Then

15 “What is my beloved doing in my temple
    as she, with many others, works out her evil schemes?
    Can consecrated meat(A) avert your punishment?(B)
When you engage in your wickedness,
    then you rejoice.[a]

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  1. Jeremiah 11:15 Or Could consecrated meat avert your punishment? / Then you would rejoice